Twenty-Nine ministers inducted into Bommai cabinet, no DCM this time
Bengaluru: After much deliberation with party central leaders, the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has inducted 29 ministers into his Cabinet.
Newly inducted ministers have taken oath at Rajbhavan on Wednesday. Governor Tawarchand Gehlot administered oath of office and secrecy to the new council of ministers.
Party central leaders have not in favour to create deputy chief minister post in the Bommai cabinet as they had ‘imposed’ three DCMs in BSY cabinet in 2019. Central leaders have categorically told Mr. Bommai that the creation of DCM would create alternative power centers in the government and given a ‘free hand’ to the chief minister.
Sources also said that idea of creating a DCM post has dropped following pressure from B.S.Yediyurappa to induct his younger son B.Y. Vijayendra as DCM in the cabinet and plum portfolio.
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Eight ministers from Lingayat community , seven each from Vokkaliga and OBC, 3 belongs to SCs, two Brahmin and one ST and one woman get a place in the Bommai cabinet.
Lone woman minister Shashikala Jolle has arrived last moment at the oath-taking ceremony as she was left to Delhi for lobbying; She was landed in Bengaluru Airpot at 2.10 pm. Oath taking ceremony has started at 2.15 pm. However, police have arranged zero traffic to her from Airport to Rajbhavan. She has able to reach Rajbhavan at 2.30 pm.
Chief Minister has said that his cabinet is comprised of experienced and youngsters to face the challenges in the coming days. Considering the upcoming 2023 Assembly elections, Mr. Bommai has formed the Cabinet by giving lion share to Lingayats, Vokkaliga, and OBC communities.
He has inducted 6 new faces to the Cabinet. Shankar Patil Munenakoppa, V. Sunil Kumar, Araga Jnanendra, Halapp Achar, B.C. Nagesh and Munirathna Naidu are new ministers in the Cabinet.
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Seniors dropped: Seven ministers, including deputy chief minister Laxman Sawadi in the previous BSY cabinet not inducted into the Bommai cabinet. Laxman Sawadi, Jagadish Shettar, Suresh Kumar, Aravind Limbavali, R. Shankar, Srimantha Patil and C.P. Yogishwar failed to get a place in his cabinet.
Mr. Bommai said, senior leaders who were ministers in BSY cabinet will be given responsibility in the party. Party will utilize their service, he said.
Bomaby Friends were able to get a place in the Bommai cabinet, they were considered outsiders in the party. Dr. K. Sudhakar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Narayana Gowda, B.C.Patil, K.Gopalaih, S.T. Somashekar, Shivaram Hebbar, Munirathna Naidu, Anand Singh, and MTB Nagaraj. Among Bombay friends, except Srimantha Patil and Ramesh Jarakiholi, all being inducted into the Cabinet.
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Mr. Prabhu Chawan took oath in the name of cow, B.C. Patil takes an oath in the name of farmers and Basavanna and Anand Singh took an oath in the name of Pampa Veerupaksha and goddess Bhuvaneshwari.
New Ministers in Bommai Cabinet
1. Govinda Karjol (SC)- Mudhol,
2 K.S. Eshwarappa (OBC)- Shivamogga, Urban
3 R. Ashoka (Vokkaliga)-, Padmabhanagara
4. B. Sriramalu (ST)-, Molakalmuru
5. V. Somanna (Lingayat)-, Govindarajanagara
6. Umesh Katti ( Lingayat)- Hukkeri
7. S. Angara (SC)- Sulya
8. J.C. Madhuswamy (Lingayat)- Chiknayakanahalli,
9. Araga Jnanendra (Vokkaliga) - Thirthahalli
10. Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayana (Vokkaliga) - Malleshwaram
11. C.C.Patil (Lingayat)- Nargunda
12. Anand Singh (OBC)- Vijaynagara ,
13. Kota Srinivasa Poojari (OBC) ( MLC)- Floor leader in the Council
14. Prabhu Chawan (SC)- Aurad
15. Murugesh Nirani (Lingayat)- Beelagi
16. Shivaram Hebbar ( Brahmin - Yellapura
17. S.T. Somashekar ( Vokkaliga) – Yeshwantapura
18. B.C. Patil ( Lingayat) - Hirekeruru
19. Byrathi Basavaraj (OBC) - K.R. Puram
20. Dr. K.Sudhakar ( Vokkaliga) - Chikkaballapura
21. K. Gopalaiah ( Vokkaliga) - Mahalakshmilayout
22. Jolle Shashikala Anna Saheb ( Lingayat) –Nippani
23. M.T.B. Nagaraj (OBC)- MLC
24. K.C. Narayana Gowda (Vokkaliga)- K.R. Pete
25. B.C. Nagesh ( Brahmin)- Tipaturu
26. V. Sunil Kumar ( OBC)- Karkala
27. Halappa Achar (OBC)- Yelburga
28. Shankar Patil Munenakoppa (Lingayat) -Navalgunda
29. Munirathna Naidu Reddy (Vokkaliga)- Rajrajeshwarinagara
